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3.
Click Posture to toggle Posture mode and
then click Copy Posture. The thumbnail image
appears in the image w indow below the Copied
Postures drop-down list.
4. Rename the posture by editing the name in the
Copied Postures name field. The posture of the
set of selected objects in the biped is copied to
the list. You can retr ieve this posture and use it
to paste (or paste opposite) to any biped at any
frame.
For hands-on experience using the Copy/Paste
rollout functions, see the lesson called “Creating
a Simple Freeform Animation” found in the
Animating with Freeform
tutorial.
To paste the posture:
Note:
Turning on the Auto Key button before
pastingpostureautomaticallysetsakeyforall
objects whose posture has changed.
1. Choose the Posture you want from the copied
postures drop-down list.
2. Select the biped you want to paste to, or move
to another frame for the same biped.
3. Click Paste Posture.
The copied p os ture is pasted onto the selected
biped. It doesn’t matter which part of the biped
is selected; a ll biped parts whose postu re was
saved by the most recent Copy are p asted.
Wa rn in g: If you paste a posture while the Auto Key
button is off, no key is set. If you want the pasted
posture to set a key, you must click the character
studio Set Key button in the Key Info rollout while
objects are still selected.
To paste a limb posture on the opposite limb:
1.
OntheCopy/Pasterollout,clickPosture.
2. Selectallofthelimb,arm,orlegwhoseposture
you want to copy.
3. Click C opy Posture.
The posture thumbnail image is displayed in
theimagewindow,andthenewposturename
appears in the named posture field.
4. Rename the posture.
The default names combine the chosen body
track with the selected bo dyparts. It’s a good
idea to replace this with a descriptive name you
can easily identify with the action it represents.
5. Click Paste Posture Opposite.
Theoppositelimbnowhasthepostureofthe
limb you copied.
Tocopytheentireposeofabiped:
1.
Select any part of the biped whose pose you
want to copy.
2. OntheCopy/Pasterollout,clickCreate
Collection and rename the new collection
Biped Pose.
3. Click Copy Pose.
4. Advance to a new frame or select another biped.
5. Turn on Auto Ke y.
6. Click Paste Pose or Paste Pose
Opposite.
Tip: You can use Paste Pose Opposite to create
sy mmetrical r uns and walk cycles.
K eyboa rd S hor tcuts
ThefollowingareBipedkeyboardshortcutstothe
copy and paste posture commands. Make sure that
the Keyboard Shortcut Override Toggle is active.